A RARE AND IMPORTANT MEGILLAH. Ukraine, first half 19th

1864 BEAUTIFUL History of Scotland Tytler Mary Queen of Scots Edinburgh Scottish Patrick Tytler was a Scottish historian during the first half of the 19th-century. His best and most important work wer

Rare Antique Indigo Mexican Saltillo Sarape complete Blanket. First Half 19th Century. Very finely woven in one panel. Wool on a cotton foundation. This piece was part of a Private UK Collection. Hand

Rare 'Part-Cotton' Sileh 'Bagface' (Silk- Weft), South Caucasus/Northwest Persia, first half 19th century, wool/part-cotton/wool, approx. 57 x 61 cm, condition: (sewn costly on frame), very rare Sileh

Roman, Imperial Period, 1st to first half of 3rd century CE. An exquisite statuette, cast from a silver-copper alloy, depicting Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love, romance, and passion who m

Rare French Pine "Marotte" Milliner's Head, probably from the Queyras region in the French Alps, first half 19th century, carved with prominent eyes and knotted bun fitted with a period hand-stitched

Extraordinarily Rare Life-Sized Chinese Female Lay Figure/Mannequin Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), first half 19th century, hand-carved Asian hardwood, with fully articulated wheel and ball joints, the fac

Extraordinarily Rare Life-Sized Chinese Female Lay Figure/Mannequin Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), first half 19th century, hand-carved Asian hardwood, with fully articulated wheel and ball joints, the fac

Early Rare Ersari Beshir 180 x 116 cm (5' 11" x 3' 10") Turkmenistan, first half 19th century Condition: good, low pile in places, corroded dark brown, several old repairs Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile

An extremely rare and attractive antique Rio Grande Poncho / Blanket. First Half 19th Century. Woven to emulate a Saltillo Serape, with undyed hand-spun wool on a hand-spun wool foundation and woven i

Well decorated with polychrome colors with the mythological creature xiè zhì on a rock under the sun among clouds, flowers, lingzhi, peaches, bats, waves and bajixian. Provenance: from an It

Tekke small rug, Turkmenistan, first half 19th century.A very unusual rug that displays rare variants of early chuval main guls and secondary chemche guls. Spacious composition, archaic treatment of s

Tekke mafrash/kap, 4-guls, Turkmenistan, first half 19th century. Four unusually large scale, boldly drawn guls fill the field of this very unusual and rare trapping.Size: 1'10'' x 0'10'' (56 x 25 cm)

Chodor prayer rug, Turkmenistan, first half 19th century. Turkmen prayer rugs that display a distinct mihrab arch are rare and only a handful have been published in notable collections. Some later one

Rare Redware Pitcher with Exceptional Glaze, New England origin, first half 19th century, ovoid pitcher with rounded foot, flared rim, and applied ribbed handle, the surface decorated with mottled lig

First half 19th century, 97 x 90 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this very rare, square sitting rug consists of three rows of five Memling güls and chemche secondary motifs. Star

'Published' Early Tibetan 'Makden' Saddle, Tibet, first half 19th century, wool/wool, approx. 117 x 62 cm, condition: (traces of age/use), rare tibetan saddle with cloudband medallions, (Published: Dr

Bergama Rug (Ghirlando Pattern), Turkey, first half 19th century, wool/wool, approx. 183 x 144 cm, rare, condition: 3-4 (traces of use/age, restorations).*

Early Ningxia 'Rug' (Bat Design), Northeast China, first half 19th century, wool/cotton, approx. 232 x 160 cm, condition: 3 (traces of age), rare Ningxia with allover bats pattern (symbol for longevit

Early Malatya 'Kilim' (One Panel), East Anatolia, first half 19th century, wool/wool, approx. 508 x 68 cm, condition: (slightly traces of age), very rare and early east Anatolian Kilim with high-quali

Headrest, Likely first half 19th Century, possibly earlier. With old collection label that reads: Carde Antiques Centerbrook CT, Canton Pillow, Very Rare. Evidence of use , fine surface scratches. min

RARE Ca. first half 19thC. Hand cut silver mounting with two collet set emerald cabochons, and two drop set emeralds, out of four originally included (now missing two). There are 37 mine cut diamonds

Rare antique Swedish cupboard made during the first half of the 19th Century, featuring scalloped crown molding. The cupboard has been repainted but maintains its rustic charm.

1860 NEW YORK State Gazetteer Geography Americana Colonial USA Illustrated Throughout the first half of the 19th-century, numerous printings of Gazetteer of the State of New York appeared. Written and

1859 Memoir of US President John Quincy Adams Harvard University Josiah Quincy Josiah Quincy was the president of Harvard University during the first half of the 19th-century. He was well-known for hi